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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Earl,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree. It was just the last rules cycle
that we voted for and instituted the 4 year window to address this. For
years before that, you could accumulate points and theoretically be forced up -
leading to obvious rule bending and counter productive arguments. Now we
have something better but it can be improved. I encourage anyone here to
write a proposal, maybe get some feedback from this list and your other flying
friends, and submit it. There is a rules cycle in progress. In our
district points in D6 we limit the points one can get at the Nats because there
are so many competitors, but D6 contests often have very large turnouts so I
agree that some sort of limit on points per contest, or a max # contests that
can be used, or a shorter window might be worth thinking about.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not so keen on adding a class. I believe
that Sportsman is a "real" class and we have 3 stepping stones to Masters.
It wasn't long ago I was in sportsman and my first year I was only dabbling
and I really sucked. When I started to try harder I still needed the next
season in Sportsman to learn enough basics before flying a whole sequence
without a box exit.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Adding a class would mean 6 classes and 18
trophies. We already have 15 trophies per contest and that means over half
the entrants take home wood. A lot of contests have between 16 and 20
people and some classes only have 3 or less competitors. It's also hard to
fill judge seats as it is. The current # of steps is, IMO, adequate when
considering the logistical issues. This is a statement of being
practical. If I were to be emotional i would say that it is always great
to see the guy beating you move up so maybe we should have even
more classes <G>. As we all know, in other countries there is
only FAI so all of our stepping stones are better than others get. If we
can improve the advancement rules and be able to refresh the sequences for other
destination classes (Advanced) on the 2 year cycle we'd provide the challenge
and newness to prevent people from being forced up or moving on due to
boredom. If we have energy on this topic, this is abetter focus for
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ejhaury@comcast.net href="mailto:ejhaury@comcast.net">Earl Haury</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 13, 2007 4:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Stirring
uptheMasters2009Sequencediscussionagain...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Buddy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What TW & I are suggesting is that a fix
for the large step between Advanced and Masters seems appropriate and are
offering one possible solution. Along with that, I agree with you and Glen
that there may need to be some adjustment to the points system. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Consider that the point system for advancement
addresses the primary issue of forcing advancement upon someone who has been
successful so as to provide "room at the top" for other competitors. A failing
with this is that it assumes folks won't move voluntarily - most do, and often
ill advised due to boredom in a specific class. Unfortunately, the system
assumes everyone will eventually need to move up. That's obviously not always
the case and some are faced with moving up or quitting - not a good choice!
The ability to drop off points 4 years back helps the GOB - but possibly not
in areas with lots of contests with large numbers of competitors. Maybe a
limit on the number of points acquired in any one contest would
help?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So - the conversation is twofold, progression of
difficulty within the classes being one topic and progression of competitors
within the classes the other.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Earl</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=twtaylor@ftc-i.net href="mailto:twtaylor@ftc-i.net">twtaylor</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'NSRCA Mailing List'</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 13, 2007 4:43
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Stirring up theMasters2009Sequencediscussionagain...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi
Buddy<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I understand your
point and I agree. Given the rules, as they are now, progression is a given.
We can lobby to replace the advancement rules easily enough. My point was to
make FAI a destination class as imho it should be. Not taking anything away
from the Master Pilots but the guy that can fly and win Masters can fly and
win in FAI. Seems to me we have two nearly identical classes and for what
reason? What goal are we trying to achieve doing this? The goal of the
entire sport is to advance a flier from beginner to at least
national/regional contender, no? I understand the GOB deal. What we
did way back when was to really make FAI the top class, renamed Expert to
Masters and called it an evening. Do I think Arch or Glenn could make the
finals in FAI at our Nats? You dang skippy I do. Can I win an FAI contests
locally? Probably not this year but maybe next. IMHO The reason we see such
a large turn out in Masters and not FAI is because many don’t want to fly
against QQ and Chip and The Animal. Here’s one to
ponder.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jason goes to the
worlds and wins the whole thing and makes us proud as we can be. Guess what?
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IIRC the current
rules allow Jason to fly masters, oh wait, If memory serves me Jason didn’t
point out of Advance he jumped straight from Advance to FAI. He could win
the worlds then come home and fly his next contest in Advance. Wouldn’t that
cause a stir! I know he won’t but he could. Back when I was flying Expert
Turn Around and won pretty much every contest I entered, Kirk Grey decided
to bring me down a peg or two,(Well actually 10 or so) at a contest in NC he
dropped back from FAI to Expert. Taught me a great lesson he did. (Said in
my best Yoda voice.) </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings color=navy
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>BUDDYonRC@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, August 13, 2007 5:20
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Stirring up the
Masters2009Sequencediscussionagain...</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">TW<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You have missed
the point. If you make FAI a destination class and apply the progression
rule it will definitely be a force which will in my opinion reduce our
ranks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I don't think you
understood my analysis of the location of the problem which is entirely
my opinion.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I think
like Glen Watson that progression should be based on ability to
perform not on a series of events which in some cases have nothing
to do with ability or performance. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When we force
advancement on a person who is not ready to move up due to what ever the
case may be we are doing him an injustice and cutting off our nose to spite
our face.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Be real we have
the Pro's and those with similar ability who aspire to join that group and
possibly be a world champion and push products for the Hobby Industry
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Then we have
the majority, the Good Old Boys which is most of us who buy the
stuff that the Pro group is pushing.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Good Old Boys
just want to compete with each other progress according to our ability,
drink a few cool ones and generally enjoy our
sport. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Top GOB is the
one who wins Masters at the Nat's<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A GOB can jump the
fence if he wants to and be a WC want to be and if he doesn't like the
territory we will let him be a GOB again <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> But with
today's rules GOB's move up when the rules tell them to and that's where
some of our problems lie.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I don't know how
to express my opinion any simpler than
that.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Buddy <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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